Psychological Adjustment of Children and Adolescents with Neurofibromatosis
作者:
CountermanApril Porter,
SaylorConway F.,
PaiShashidhar,
期刊:
Children's Health Care
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 4
页码: 223-234
ISSN:0273-9615
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2404_2
出版商: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
We made a preliminary study of the psychological adjustment of children and adolescents with neurofibromatosis (NF), or so-called Elephant Man's Disease. Twenty-four participants, both male and female aged 8 to 18 years, were identified from genetics clinical records; interviewed by telephone; and asked to complete measures of self-concept, adjustment, social support, and perceived NF symptom severity. Data from the 17 families who agreed to participate and returned usable forms yielded mixed support for hypothesized relations among NF severity, social support, and measures of adjustment, with source of report being a key factor. Implications of these preliminary findings for health care professionals working with NF patients are discussed.
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